Le weekend and beyond

Trump’s attacks on the media are nothing new. They’ve been employed by dictators throughout history, and they are chilling. One of the most important essays I’ve read in a great long while explains.

On an entirely different note, I’ve learned how to print my own postage stamps, courtesy of La Poste! This may herald a new era of actual snail mail. Or it may not. Also on the list: how to print them so they are STRAIGHT.

Had a wonderful, carb-overflowing lunch yesterday at a favorite place, the Auberge du Dully. For mysterious reasons, I seem to be very well known to the staff there . . . .